Alumni awards roundup, winter 2021

Stills from Angakusajaujuq – The Shaman’s Apprentice

Congratulations to the many alumni who received funding and awards throughout November and December 2021.

Creative BC Production Program recipients

• Curl Power – produced by Lori Lozinski (NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition program advisor)

• Bones of Crows – produced and directed by Marie Clements (NSI Storytellers, Featuring Aboriginal Stories Program)

• The Art of Dance – produced by Anand Ramayya (NSI Totally Television)

• Mongrels – directed by Jerome Yoo (TELUS STORYHIVE)

• The Chinatown Diner – produced by Thomas Affolter (TELUS STORYHIVE)

• Warrior Ride – produced by Carey Newman (TELUS STOYHIVE)

> Complete list of recipients

Screen Nova Scotia Awards

Best Television Series

• Diggstown, Season 2 – executive produced by Floyd Kane (NSI Totally Television)

Best Documentary Film

• The Killing of Phillip Boudreau – executive produced by Edward Peill (NSI Global Marketing)

> Complete list of winners

Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival

Best Documentary

• Emergence: Out of the Shadows – produced by Alex Sangha (NSI Business for Producers)

> Complete list of films

Whistler Film Festival

Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature Film

• Cinema of Sleep – written and directed by Jeffrey St. Jules, produced by Brendon Sawatzky (both NSI Features First)

Best Mountain Culture Film, honourable mention

• Precious Leader Woman – co-written by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (NSI IndigiDocs program manager), executive produced by Michael Grand, produced by Hayley Morin (both TELUS STORYHIVE)

Canadian ShortWork Award

• Angakusajaujuq – The Shaman’s Apprentice – produced by Nadia Mike (NSI Art of Business Management – Indigenous Edition)

> Complete list of winners